Obituaries

Oct 6, 2012

Inez Marie Sukraw, 49 of Newell, died, Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Inez was born, August 27, 1963 at Ashland, Ohio to Richard and Anna (Thompson) Bittinger. She is survived by her husband Kent Sukrow of Newell; daughters, Misty Jones of St. Onge, Katherine Rulon of Newell and Danielle Gillen of Lead; one son, Nate...

Oct 3, 2012

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas | James Richard Palmer, 86, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at his residence.

Jim was born Dec. 1, 1925, in Hyannis, NE, to Frank and Mary Alice (Perrett) Palmer. The family lived in Terraville, SD, and Lead, SD. As a young boy, he loved roaming and camping in the Northern Hills with his dog. Fishing...

Oct 1, 2012

Terrence Mathew "Terry" Lee, 65, Deadwood, died Monday, October 1, 2012 at his residence surrounded by family. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the Assembly of God Church in Lead, SD, with Pastor Joe Bailey officiating. Inurnment follows at the Oak Ridge Cemetery near Deadwood. Memorials have been established in Terry's name at Dakotaland...

Sep 29, 2012

Twyla was born December 16, 1930, to Thomas and Ruth (Felton) McKnelly at New Underwood, SD. During her early years, the family farmed near Viewfield, and later near Whitewood. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1948.

On June 20, 1948, Twyla and Donald Hefner married at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with Rev. C.D. Erskine...

Sep 29, 2012

Gerald "David" Ryan passed away at his home with his family by his side on Saturday, September 29, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Graveside memorial services will be Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at Mountain Lawn Cemetery in Lead with Chaplain Randy Bradley officiating.

David was born in Deadwood, SD on February 10, 1936 to Lillian...

Sep 29, 2012

David LeRoy Rhoden was born August 22, 1949. He grew up near Union Center. He attended grade school there and graduated from New Underwood High School. He lived in Denver, CO, most of his life, where he attended Denver Diesel and Automotive College and then worked as a diesel mechanic. Most of his employed years were with Continental Airlines....

Sep 26, 2012

Louie D. Simons was born September 30, 1927, to Jimmy and Ethel "Honey" (Horton) Simons at White Owl, SD, and was the first of six children. He was a veteran and served in the United States Coast Guard, Merchant Marines in 1945. After his service, he worked in construction most of his life.

He married Phyllis B....

Sep 25, 2012

Delbert Raymond Hart, 67, passed away at his home in Newell, South Dakota on September 25, 2012, of natural causes. At his request, no services were held, but a tribute to his life was held on October 21, 2012, at the gazebo in Lion's Park in Sturgis. Delbert was born on April 21, 1945, in Sturgis, South Dakota, to...

Sep 24, 2012

Althea was born February 19, 1919, at Newell, SD, to Harvey and Frances (Webb) Beckham. She was raised in Newell and graduated from Sturgis High School. Following graduation, she married Bartley Murray in 1938. They moved to Sturgis.

Bartley died in 1947 and Althea began working at Urton Drug. She met Harry Lloyd Matz and the couple...

Sep 23, 2012

Marcus Allen Kindsfater, 21, Sturgis, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, as the result of an automobile accident. Visitation will be noon until 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 28, 2012, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis. Marcus was born July...

Sep 22, 2012

Cordavee was born August 11, 1939, in Bowman, ND, daughter of John and Roszzella Blees. She married Ray Heupel on December 28, 1959, at St. Charles Catholic Church, Bowman. They lived in Mobridge, SD, and Pipestone, MN. In 1968, they moved to a farm near Bowman, ND, where raised their five children. In March of 1989, Ray and Cordavee...

Sep 21, 2012

Jack Leon Walker, 66, of Sturgis, died, Friday, September 21, 2012 at his home. Memorial services will be, Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Sturgis with Rev. Will Olsen officiating. Inurnment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with military honors provided by Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard. Jack was born in...

Sep 20, 2012

STURGIS | Marvin Steven LeRoy Aga, 75, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at the Veterans Affairs Black Hills Health Care System at Fort Meade. Marvin was born March 14, 1937, to Lawrence and Lora (Branch) Aga. He attended grade school at North Middle Alkali School and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1955. He married Karel Shuck on June...

Sep 17, 2012

Major Douglas Michael Cockrum, USAF retired and Vietnam Veteran died on Monday, September 17, 2012 after a multi-year journey with cancer. He was cared for during his last weeks by the excellent staff at the Fort Meade Community Living Center (Veteran's Administration Hospice). Doug was preceded in death by his three siblings, Carol Walker, Dave Cockrum & Rosie Cockrum;...

Sep 17, 2012

Amanda Jo King, 68, Sturgis, died Monday, September 17, 2012 at her home in Sturgis. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2012 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church with Pastor Kay Jennings and Fr. John Wedgewood officiating. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Amanda was born December 8, 1943 at Detroit, MI, to...

Sep 16, 2012

Life long Meade County rancher and former county commissioner, James Rue "Jimmie" Reed passed away in Sturgis, SD, on September 16, 2012, due to complications from heart failure.

He was born July 3, 1926, at home in the original log house at the Reed Ranch on Brushie Creek, SD, to James G.. and Hannah Doerfler Reed, the...

Sep 12, 2012

Funeral services for Sharon Lynn Allison, 52, of Sturgis, SD, will be Tuesday, September 12, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel, Sturgis. Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm Monday, Sept 17, at Kinkade's, with a vigil service beginning at 7:00 pm. Interment will follow at St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Sturgis. A memorial has been established. Sharon Lynn...

Sep 12, 2012

AUTUMN I love the prairies best of all, the worldwide, rolling plains, the treeless, scant-grown pasturelands that blossom with the rains. But there is something in me thrills to Autumn here among the hills. The fadeless blue of prairie skies, the clouds that dawn makes red, the meadowlark that, singing, flies at daybreak overhead… But Autumn's swift,...

Sep 9, 2012

FRANKLIN, KY — The angels carried Lee Lacy in their arms to heaven on Sept. 9, 2012. He passed away on Interstate 90 in South Dakota in a fatal vehicle accident. Lee was active duty military and enroute to Fort Lewis, Wash., following leave having served as a pallbearer at his beloved grandfather's funeral.

Lee was born...

Sep 5, 2012

Virginia Hope Peacock, 89, Rapid City, SD, passed away on September 5, 20212 at Hospice house in Rapid City.

She was born in Hibbing, Minnesota, to William and Gladys Pearl (Seward) Briggs on July 23, 1923. Virginia is interred at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD, with her husband, Gordan Glen Peacock (1908-1986, m. 1944).